Vantaggi
The rural settings of the stores are refreshing, away from the hustle and bustle of the metro areas. The customers are usually are rare breed, honest and caring.
Svantaggi
The sore thumb would have to be the ridiculous pay or lack of it! From Store Manager to the cashier that just started, the pay rests well below the industry average. Every year I worked there, executives in the company cashed in millions each in stock options, literally millions each, while the people in the stores were trying diligently to achieve over inflated sales plans so they could each make an additional $40-$50 per month. Generally, the company average for stores achieving this monthly sales objective stayed around 30% of all stores open. 11 of my "Team Members" of the 16 that worked in my store were actively on welfare, either housing assistance or food stamps! The middle and senior management are cocky and unapproachable. When we attended corporate meetings, we would be sent instructions on how to dress, how to speak, and what kind of questions we could ask an executive if the opportunity arose. We were instructed to never suggest the company was doing it wrong, merely comment in praise or simple questions.